Business

Part 1: Understanding the American Culture

Chapter 1: Individualism

Chapter 2: The Importance of Time

Chapter 3: Democratic Social & Business Structures

Part 2: Communicating with Power

Chapter 4: Effective Writing

Chapter 5: Powerful Presentations

Chapter 6: Effective Nonverbal Communication

Chapter 7: Western Negotiation

Part 3: Grammar & Usage Handbook

This section provides a brief handbook for American Standard English.  

Appendices

         1.   Understanding yourself: Cultural Questionnaire

         2.   Online resources (accent management, grammar tools, courses, ESL)

         3.   Bibliography

         4.   Suggested readings for learning about the U.S. culture

         5.   Suggested films for learning about the U.S. culture

Business Communication [INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION] (Business Communications)
Managerial Communication [INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION] (Business Communications)
Intercultural Business Communication (Business Communications)

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• Mastering Business Communication: Perils of Pauline Version 1.1
  Active Learning Technologies
  © 2002 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130096512 | ISBN-13: 9780130096517
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• Guide for Internationals: Culture, Communication, and ESL* (*English as a Second Language)
  Reynolds & Valentine
  © 2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 144 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131705245 | ISBN-13: 9780131705241
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For courses in Consulting, Human Resource Management, Management, Auditing, Career Exploration, Freshman Seminar, Business and Managerial Communication, all Capstone courses, as well as Seminars and Executive Education programs.

Providing an excellent foundation for business etiquette, this text is designed to be a brief, practical, user-friendly guide answering specific etiquette questions for the student or busy professional. Students will learn poise, build confidence, and appear professional.

• Guide to Business Etiquette (Guide to Business Communication Series)
  Cook, Cook, Yale & Munter
  © 2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 128 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131449176 | ISBN-13: 9780131449176
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For MBA courses in Cross-Cultural Workplace Communication, Management Communication, and International Business; also appropriate for BBA courses in Business Communication, Organizational Communication, and Multicultural, Cross-Cultural, or Intercultural Workplace Communication.

The goal of this text is to help students either academically or professionally communicate across cultures by promoting cross-cultural understanding and fostering communication with foreign-born employees or employers. Providing new insights on culture not taught in sales training, Guide to Cross-Cultural Communication is a handy reference with information pertinent to negotiations, business writing, and speaking with those from diverse cultural backgrounds, with business-related examples throughout.

• Guide to Cross-Cultural Communication
  Reynolds & Valentine
  © 2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 160 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130497843 | ISBN-13: 9780130497840
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Can be used in any course in which students use the Internet. For undergraduate Business Communication courses, upper-division undergraduate courses or graduate-level or in Information Management, Communication, or Management, or MBA module courses.

• Guide to Electronic Communication
  DeTienne
  © 2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 118 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130933481 | ISBN-13: 9780130933485
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For courses in General Management, Resource Management, and Management Communication.

This new guide for better business interactions and relationships gives practical advice on how to improve the foundational interpersonal communication skills of listening, feedback, asking and responding to questions, and adjusting to another's style. It offers step-by-step recommendations for approaching common interactions such as interviewing, negotiating, and conducting performance appraisals. Brief, practical, and reader-friendly, the text offers clear, straightforward tools useful in a professional context.

• Guide to Interpersonal Communication
  Baney
  © 2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 128 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130352179 | ISBN-13: 9780130352170
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For undergraduate and MBA course in Management Communication, Writing, or Oral Presentations courses, and Executive Seminars or Workshops.

Guide to Managerial Communication is a clear, concise and practical reference to effective written and oral communication in a managerial, business, government, or professional context. 

• Guide to Managerial Communication (Guide to Business Communication Series), 7/E
  Munter
  © 2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 208 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131467042 | ISBN-13: 9780131467040
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For courses in Business Communication and Managerial Communication.

This brief, student-friendly guide focuses on the kinds of persuasion employed by business people in their day-to-day work. It considers such factors as organizational relationships, culture, and the context of persuasive communication.

• Guide to Managerial Persuasion and Influence
  Thomas
  © 2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 120 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131405683 | ISBN-13: 9780131405684
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For courses in Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Media and Business Relations, Management Communications, Crisis Management, and Integrated Marketing Communications.

Exploring how to effectively communicate with the media, this text offers students a practical and concise guide to all aspects of media relations. Examining the media's pervasive presence and influence on business, this First Edition covers a plethora of topics including how to establish ongoing relationships with reporters, managing media relations during a crisis, preparing for interviews and identifying important media contacts, and how to differentiate between financial media and mainstream media.

Using a practical and reader-friendly approach, this text also provides solid direction on public relations strategies such as writing press releases, creating press lists and planning news conferences.

• Guide to Media Relations
  Schenkler & Herrling
  © 2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 144 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131405675 | ISBN-13: 9780131405677
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Can be used in any course in which students meet or study in groups or work teams—or learn how to run professional meetings. For Organizational Behavior, Management, Strategy, or Marketing courses, or undergraduate Business Communication courses, MBA Management Communication courses, or executive seminars.

• Guide to Meetings (Guide to Business Communication Series)
  Munter & Netzley
  © 2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 93 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130338567 | ISBN-13: 9780130338563
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Can be used in any course in which students are assigned to write a business report or are taught how to write reports. For Entrepreneurship, Management, Consulting, or Marketing courses; undergraduate Report Writing courses, MBA Managerial Writing courses, or adult or continuing education courses in Report Writing or Business Writing.

• Guide to Report Writing
  Netzley & Snow
  © 2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 87 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130417718 | ISBN-13: 9780130417718
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